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El rag del armagedón
Del autor número 1 en ventas deThe New York Times, George R. R. Martin,llega la novela definitiva sobre revolución,rock and roll y asesinatos apocalíuna impresionante obra de ficción que retratano sólo el fin de una era, sino también el findel mundo como lo conocemos.
El experiodista clandestino Sandy Blair ha forjado una exitosa trayectoria que comenzó con sus raíces radicales en los años 60, hasta que algo llama su atención el extraño y brutal asesinato de un promotor de rock que ganó millones con una banda llamada Nazgûl.
Ahora, cuando Sandy se dispone a investigar el crimen, se ve arrastrado a su propio pasado y empieza un recorrido mágico y misterioso por las pasiones reprimidas de su generación. Un nuevo mesías ha resucitado a los Nazgûl, su nuevo y alocado ritmo puede sermás de lo que nadie un réquiem de demonismo, control mental y muerte, cuya melodía apocalíptica tal vez sólo Sandy pueda cambiar a tiempo... antes de que todos sigan el ritmo.
Palabras de la crítica...
"La mejor novela que he leído sobre la cultura de la música pop estadounidense de los años sesenta." -Stephen King
El experiodista clandestino Sandy Blair ha forjado una exitosa trayectoria que comenzó con sus raíces radicales en los años 60, hasta que algo llama su atención el extraño y brutal asesinato de un promotor de rock que ganó millones con una banda llamada Nazgûl.
Ahora, cuando Sandy se dispone a investigar el crimen, se ve arrastrado a su propio pasado y empieza un recorrido mágico y misterioso por las pasiones reprimidas de su generación. Un nuevo mesías ha resucitado a los Nazgûl, su nuevo y alocado ritmo puede sermás de lo que nadie un réquiem de demonismo, control mental y muerte, cuya melodía apocalíptica tal vez sólo Sandy pueda cambiar a tiempo... antes de que todos sigan el ritmo.
Palabras de la crítica...
"La mejor novela que he leído sobre la cultura de la música pop estadounidense de los años sesenta." -Stephen King
505 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 20, 2022
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About the author
George R.R. Martin
1,509 books119k followersGeorge Raymond Richard "R.R." Martin was born September 20, 1948, in Bayonne, New Jersey. His father was Raymond Collins Martin, a longshoreman, and his mother was Margaret Brady Martin. He has two sisters, Darleen Martin Lapinski and Janet Martin Patten.
Martin attended Mary Jane Donohoe School and Marist High School. He began writing very young, selling monster stories to other neighborhood children for pennies, dramatic readings included. Later he became a comic book fan and collector in high school, and began to write fiction for comic fanzines (amateur fan magazines). Martin's first professional sale was made in 1970 at age 21: The Hero, sold to Galaxy, published in February, 1971 issue. Other sales followed.
In 1970 Martin received a B.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, graduating summa cum laude. He went on to complete a M.S. in Journalism in 1971, also from Northwestern.
As a conscientious objector, Martin did alternative service 1972-1974 with VISTA, attached to Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation. He also directed chess tournaments for the Continental Chess Association from 1973-1976, and was a Journalism instructor at Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa, from 1976-1978. He wrote part-time throughout the 1970s while working as a VISTA Volunteer, chess director, and teacher.
In 1975 he married Gale Burnick. They divorced in 1979, with no children. Martin became a full-time writer in 1979. He was writer-in-residence at Clarke College from 1978-79.
Moving on to Hollywood, Martin signed on as a story editor for Twilight Zone at CBS Television in 1986. In 1987 Martin became an Executive Story Consultant for Beauty and the Beast at CBS. In 1988 he became a Producer for Beauty and the Beast, then in 1989 moved up to Co-Supervising Producer. He was Executive Producer for Doorways, a pilot which he wrote for Columbia Pictures Television, which was filmed during 1992-93.
Martin's present home is Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is a member of Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (he was South-Central Regional Director 1977-1979, and Vice President 1996-1998), and of Writers' Guild of America, West.
http://us.macmillan.com/author/george...
Martin attended Mary Jane Donohoe School and Marist High School. He began writing very young, selling monster stories to other neighborhood children for pennies, dramatic readings included. Later he became a comic book fan and collector in high school, and began to write fiction for comic fanzines (amateur fan magazines). Martin's first professional sale was made in 1970 at age 21: The Hero, sold to Galaxy, published in February, 1971 issue. Other sales followed.
In 1970 Martin received a B.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, graduating summa cum laude. He went on to complete a M.S. in Journalism in 1971, also from Northwestern.
As a conscientious objector, Martin did alternative service 1972-1974 with VISTA, attached to Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation. He also directed chess tournaments for the Continental Chess Association from 1973-1976, and was a Journalism instructor at Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa, from 1976-1978. He wrote part-time throughout the 1970s while working as a VISTA Volunteer, chess director, and teacher.
In 1975 he married Gale Burnick. They divorced in 1979, with no children. Martin became a full-time writer in 1979. He was writer-in-residence at Clarke College from 1978-79.
Moving on to Hollywood, Martin signed on as a story editor for Twilight Zone at CBS Television in 1986. In 1987 Martin became an Executive Story Consultant for Beauty and the Beast at CBS. In 1988 he became a Producer for Beauty and the Beast, then in 1989 moved up to Co-Supervising Producer. He was Executive Producer for Doorways, a pilot which he wrote for Columbia Pictures Television, which was filmed during 1992-93.
Martin's present home is Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is a member of Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (he was South-Central Regional Director 1977-1979, and Vice President 1996-1998), and of Writers' Guild of America, West.
http://us.macmillan.com/author/george...
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April 12, 2023
Me lo devore en una semana, un poco lento al inicio, pero de la mitad hacia adelante se vuelve una montaña de emociones que compensa lo anterior.
Ojalá poder entender todas las referencias a la música de la época y entender/conocer la realidad social, cultural y política de EEUU en esa epoca para disfrutarlo mejor, pero aún así, lo disfruté bastante.
Es capaz de mantenerte al filo, con ansias de saber que pasa, de buscar respuestas, de dar con los giros de tramas y guiños de personajes más o menos obvios, simplemente me encantó.
Ojalá poder entender todas las referencias a la música de la época y entender/conocer la realidad social, cultural y política de EEUU en esa epoca para disfrutarlo mejor, pero aún así, lo disfruté bastante.
Es capaz de mantenerte al filo, con ansias de saber que pasa, de buscar respuestas, de dar con los giros de tramas y guiños de personajes más o menos obvios, simplemente me encantó.
April 1, 2023
La primera mitad es una excelente historia, entre misterio/casi policial, cuando trata de evolucionar a algo más ficción/fantasía pierde por completo el hilo previo. La segunda mitad pareciera omitir gran parte de la historia base que estaba buenísima, sentí como si hubiese matado un buen argumento tratando de abarcar demasiado con un remate soso :(
December 20, 2023
Maaaaaaaalo. Lo escribió a los 20 años?
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